black queen hypothesis

As soon as the words came out, Sieg, Laughlin, Harford and Fernandez all stared at him in disapproval.The Crown Prince of the Empire is dead, but Veras Quinn is still subject to the Federation!Could it be that, as long as the empire is not involved, Vilas doesn't care?

"No, the Federation won't know about this for the time being." Vilas hurried to make amends, "Most people think I'm dead, and those who know won't tell."

This time, before Sieg objected, Laughlin spoke out. "How do you know?" She disagreed. "What can Alva trust?"

She hated Silvio very much, because it was Silvio who had defeated Vilas in Sils Maria and had kept Vilas locked up beneath their helpless Federal Security Service.

Besides, look at Vilas' injuries!

"Anyway, we'll have to stay in Comencio for two months." She pouted, "until you're fully recovered!"

Vilas watched her reassuringly, and Sieg reached out and patted the back of Laughlin's hand. "There's nothing wrong with that," she said, "but the point here is that Smitz must know you're alive, but he'd rather declare you dead. I've never seen Smitz so eager to take the blame for himself." .So," she said, staring at Vilas, "it seems like he's really after you."

To be honest, this was expected by Vilas.

Whether it's a sentinel looking at a guide, a pirate leader looking at a subordinate with super S-level abilities, or a dark monarch looking at the prince of the empire, it all makes sense logically.

The only problem is that the normal logic is not normal for Esilio, and he doesn't know what's wrong.

"I think there may be several reasons for Smitz." Vilas slowly said his deduction, "First of all, of course, to cause trouble for the Federation. Everyone knows that the Pitatus pirates harassed the Federation Starfield. Once or twice."

Everyone nodded together and felt the same way—they have done a lot to entrust the security of the outer star field of the Federation!

"Secondly, as long as I die, the federation won't be able to detain me by ostensible means—although they really want to do that." He shrugged slightly, "I have to say, this is a good thing for me."

This may mean that it is a good thing that he is here now, but all eyes are lingering on Vilas's naked upper body-so thin that his ribs protrude, his arms are horrible, and his chin is pointed twice. Number--

How good is this!

Vilas wanted to reassure them, but the last point he had to say was not well expressed. "And if the Federation adopts any covert means," he deliberately emphasized "secretly", "that's what the pirates are good at."

The four looked at each other, and Fernandez, who was not very patient, was the first to break the short silence. "First Laughlin, then you," he said disgustedly. "Who does Smitz think he is? The guide of all the stars let him choose?"

Usually, Harford must be the first to jump out to find fault, but now he doesn't want to talk much, and his face is dark.

As an A-level guide, Laughlin has a sweet appearance, and has always been the object of the sentries' courtship.Somehow this got to the ears of Smits, and then the Rose Group encountered its first and only major crisis-they almost fell into a seemingly harmless C-level commission.

"It's too insidious. If you issue an ordinary request like finding a lost pet, who would know that there is a trap behind it!" Fernandez continued to complain, "He just took advantage of Laughlin's kindness..."

"And this is exactly where Smitz is brilliant." Sieg interrupted him in a cold voice, "He has been hiding in the dark, but he knows all kinds of news like the back of his hand."

Laughlin blanched—it wasn't a good memory for her—but she was more concerned about other things now. "He was indeed looking for a guide who he felt would be worthy of him," she asked, in the meager hope that someone would contradict her, "so he set his sights on Vilas?"

Sig looked at her, then followed her gaze to Vilas. "I'm afraid so." She was rarely worried. "We must come up with effective countermeasures."

But the people who were targeted didn't see it as a problem themselves. "It's a trivial matter." He waved his hand indifferently, "Just accept Capiter's commission."

As soon as this remark came out, the four of them stared at him like a ghost.

Capitol is a big planet, with many more people and commissions than Comencio.Of course, it won't starve to death just by taking Capiter's commission, but it is the capital star of the Federation!Isn't Vilas going back to kill himself?

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While the rose group was considering where they should go, the Federation was not idle.It is not a trivial matter that an important prisoner of the Federation made a big mistake during the escort, so that the prisoner escaped or even died.

"Is there a big loophole in our army's supervision? Otherwise, how could Quinn escape silently? To be precise, until he flew the landing module away from the mothership?"

As soon as the preface of the press conference on the investigation results of this matter ended, a reporter couldn't wait to ask.

Looking at the dark heads and microphones below, Minister of Security Union took a deep breath. "Quin played a trick." He said, a little disgusted, "He stole a neutralizer and controlled some personnel on the mothership for a short time."

Journalists were not happy with the ambiguity. "What kind of gimmick will work under heavy security? And how can he find an opportunity in the inhibitor state?"

"Suspected of confidentiality, no comment." Union said with a straight face, "I can only say that the Ministry of Security and Special Operations Forces have made improvements to address loopholes."

This is the official cliché, and the journalists' curiosity remains unsatisfied, but they know full well that it means "that's the end of the matter."

"According to the published information, the Ammon Saro was not able to detect the lurking pirates before it was close enough to be attacked. Is this because our vigilance is too low or because the pirates are more sophisticated?"

If it was admitted that the pirates were more skilled, the Federation would lose face to Cape Sounion, and of course Union would not say that. "The Federation has an effective way to deal with biological fluid spaceships. But we didn't expect it;" he had to admit, "Pitatus pirates have no precedent for taking hostages."

The media present began whispering to each other.It's true—the Pitatus Pirates always liked riches, and the more the better; they liked to rob, not extort.

"Will someone hire the last heirs of the pirate empire?" Someone asked again, "so that the behind-the-scenes black hands can take over the entire empire?"

"We're looking into the background of this attack." Union tried his best to suppress his throbbing temples—the last thing he needed to know was that the pirates planned to meddle in the already complicated affairs between the Federation and the Empire.

They discussed for a while, and then a female reporter with flaming lip makeup asked, "The only person who died in the sneak attack was Quinn, and the rest were only slightly injured at most. Does this mean that the federal troops present were not injured at all?" Do your best to rescue Quinn, and even let this happen on purpose?"

This time, before Union could answer, the atmosphere was ignited.The eyes of all the reporters lit up, staring at him like searchlights.

"Of course not," Union let out an annoyed snort, "the soldiers of the Federation will faithfully carry out their orders. And the order for this matter is to send Veras Quinn safely to Ukraine." On Teemo." Although he felt that the only good thing about this shit was that Vilas was dead!

It's hard to tell if that look is on his face, as the whispers below have picked up a new wave. "Then who will sign the peace agreement? Besides Quinn, who else can represent the empire?"

"This matter is not in the content of today's press conference." Union felt that he was about to be driven to the critical point of irritability by these continuous questions, "and the question time is up." He stood up abruptly, Ignoring questions such as "Did the pirates secretly participate in the war between the Federation and the Empire" and "Why did the pirates harm Quinn?", they quickly left the venue.